CANTUS THE FIRST SET OF Madrigals, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Parts, for Viols and Voices, or for Voices alone, or as you please. Composed by ROBERT JONES. Quae prosunt singula, multa iwant. LONDON Imprinted by john Windet 1607. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD, ROBERT Earl of Salisbury, Viscount Cranborn, Barron of Essingdon, Principal Secretary to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, Master of the Courts of wards and Liveries, Chancellor of the most famous University of Cambridge, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and one of his majesties most Honourable Privy Council. PLato and Aristotle, the profoundest of their times, thought the best education to be defective, without knowledge in Music, and Cicero reporteth, that although Themistocles was endowed with many graces, yet was he the less esteemed, being ignorant thereof, and such regard hath all antiquity had thereto that we not only find them to love, but practise it, for amongst the rest, Saint Augustine recordeth that S. Ambrose Bishop of Milan, who overwatcht the Church, (then under persecution of the Arrians) entertained the time with songs and Music, and though the death of Nero, Tacit. was exceeding joyful to the people, yet was it much lamented, that his excellency in Music, should perish with him: which when I consider (Right Honourable) together with the worthy approbation you have given to many professors of the same. I am not only encouraged, still to practise, but willingly to publish these songs, (as the badges of my affection) to all posterity: And for, because those things are most embraced; which men find approved, by the voice of greatness, I therefore, ambitiously thought it best, to single out your Honour, being best able to protect them, hopefully assuring myself, that your spirits, (which are encumbered with many cares) may a little be delighted in the hearing of these songs, which if they may attain, I your honours humble votary, shall be highly fortunate, and thereby the rather persuaded to live and die, Your Honours most bounden, in all humble duty, ROBERT JONES. I. THine eyes so bright bereft my fight, bereft my sight, thine two. bereft my sight ii i. ii when first I viewed thy face, so now my light my light, so ii is turned to night, ii is turned to night: I stray from place to plac● then guide me of thy kindness, ii of thy kind-nes, two. of thy kindness, than ii, so shall I bless my blindness my blindness so ii ii so shall I bless my blindness. so ii so ii so shall I bless my blindness. II. She only is the pride, she only she only is the pride ii ii of nature's skill of ii of ii in none, in none, in none but her all grace's friendly meet in all save her ii may Cupid have his will, his will by none by none but her ii ii Is fancy, fancy, under feet, Is ii most strange, most strange of all, ii ii ii her heart that should be flesh, ii ii that should be flesh her heart that should be flesh ii Is adamant, Is adamant ii ii ii is adamant. III. WHen I behold her eyes, her eyes, two. ii me thinks I see ii where wanton Cupid lies where wanton, wanton Cupi● lies ii ii where wanton Cupid lies, when ii behold her eyes: two. ii her eyes, me thinks I see where wanton Cupidlies, where wanton wanton Cupid lies, ii ii but when I look, ii I look more near 'tis but my shadow in her eyes so clear ii ii ii in her eyes, so clear, which with a wink ii She most like a peevish elf ii takes great delight to rob me of myself. ii to rob me takes ii ii 〈…〉 FOUR But let her look in mine ii and she shall seem ii ii and she shall seem to see ii to see a Nymph divine, But let her look in mine, ii and she shall seem to see and she shall seem ii to see a Nymph, to see a Nymph divine, until she take, more heed, ii ii take more heed, when she would swear that sheewere there, that she were there when ii indeed ii ii where there indeed, where she may gaze her fill, and never never doubt and never doubt that any wink should raze her image out ii, ii ii image out. V. Love, love, if a God, if a God, if a God thou be, ii then evermore thou must ii thou must ii thou must be merciful ii and just ii ii be merciful and just, ii and just, be merciful and just if th●● be just ii be just, if thou be just O wherefore, doth thy dart, two. ii thy dart wound me alone, ii wound alone, ii alone, and not my Lady's heart, and not my Lady's heart. VI O I do love, I do love. ●i. ii then kiss me▪ ii ii two. and after I'll not miss thee ii & after I'll not miss not miss thee with bodies lovely meeting, to dally dally dally ii ii pretty sweeting, though I am somewhat aged, yet is not love assuaged, but with sweet ardent clips I'll lay thee on the lips ii ii and make thee ever swear farewell, ii ii Old bachelor farewell, old bachelor ii farewell, farewell farewell old bachelor. Here endeth the songs of three parts. VII. SIng merry merrybirdes your cheerful notes O cheerful notes, sing merry ii ii your ii for Progne Progne you have seen, for Progne you have seen to come from summers Queen, O tune, O tune, O tune, your throats, ii tune, O tune your throats, O tune O tune your throats O tune you● throats, when Progne comes, we then are warm forgetting all cold winter's harm Now may we perch on branches green. two. two. now may we perch ii on branches green & singing sit ii ii two & not be seen & ii ii & not be seen and not be seen. VIII. I Come sweet birds ii with swif- test flight swiftest flight, ii ii ii, with swiftest flight, who never knew what was delight, ii what was delight, still am I priest to take no rest▪ still must be flying be flying, still must be flying, ii which I ever must endeavour till my dying ii till my dying ii ii till my dying. It was assigned me by hard lot and all you see ii ii I break it not ii and ii I ii and ii: I break it not. IX. Cock a doedell do co co co co cock thus I begin, ii Cock a doedell do, co co co co Cock ii thus I beg ii and loudly crow, and loudly crow, when none doth sing. ii ii when none doth sing. All cocks tha● are a bed that are a bed ii a bed your hens look well you tread, ii: a bed ii look well your hens you tread for 't 〈…〉 morning grey ii ii calls up ii ii calls up the cheer full day, the cheerful day, calls ii the cheerful day calls two, the ii calls ii calls up the cheerful day. X. SHtill sounding bird ii ii call up the drowsy morn the drowsy morn ii ii the drowsy morn, proclaim ii proclaim proclaim, ii ii black Morphos thrice ii to loath- some cell, that Phoebus' face may the fair skies adorn, fair skies adorn ii may ii may whose beams unwholesome vapours doth expel, un-ii. un-. two. that I may mount up to the clearest skies that ii up ii ii up to the clerestskie, and bear a part, in heavenly harmony ii in heavenly XI. ANd when day's fled with slow pace, ii ii I'll return ii to meet dark night ii in sable weeds, attierd in sable weeds, and dress myself in black ii iii with him to mourn ii mourn ii because the sun ne doth shun his sight, doth shun his sight, I mourn cause darkness cuts of my delight. ii XII. HEre is an end .ii.. i.i. of all these songs which are in number but four parts, four parts which ii ii but 4. parts and he loves Music well we say, that sings all five before he starts ii iii ii before he starts. Here endeth the songs of four parts. XIII. COme doleful Owl ii ii the messenger of woe, of woe, melancholies bird, companion of despair, of despair come ii of despair ii ii compa nion of despair. sorrows best friend and mirth's professed foe, professed foe▪ chief discourser that delights, sad care, O come poor Owl, ii: and tell thy woes to me, ii ii which having heard ii I'll do the like ii ii ii ii for thee, i'll do the like for thee, i'll do the like for thee. XIIII. SWeet when thou singest I leave my careful nest my careful nest, ii careful nest I leave ii thou giust me warning ii ii, two. that my foes do sleep do sleep, the silent night befits our sorrows best, the chattering day birds ii ii ii ii ii can no counsel keep, can no counsel keep ii▪ two. can no counsel keep, ii no counsel keep. XV. THou tellest thy sorrows, two. in a soft sweetnote ii thou tellest thy sorrows in a soft sweet note ii soft sweet note, in a soft sweet n●●● ii but I proclaim them, proclaim them but ii with the loudest throat, ii ii the loudest the loudest throat, but we poor fools when the fair morn doth come ii but we poor fools when ii, ii ii fair morn doth come, would feignest speak iii▪ but sorrow strikes us dumb ii but ii but sorrow strik●● us dumb ii ii but sorrow strikes us dumb, XVI. WHen to her Lute Corinna singes, Corinna singes, her voice re-vives vives the leaden strings. two. revives the leaden strings, And doth in highest notes appear, in highest notes appear appear. two. appear, appear ii in highest notes appear, as any chalengde Echo, as. ii ii clear Echo clear, as ii clear, but when she doth of mourning speak, of mourning speak, Even with her sighs ii the strings do break, the strings do break ii ii her sighs the strings 〈◊〉 break ii ii the strings do break. XVII. ANd as her lute doth live or die: live or die and ii live or die ii led by her passions so must I must I ii ii must I, led ii e'en so must when of pleasure she doth sing, My thoughts enjoy ii enjoy ii ii a sudden spring, but if she do of sorrow speak ii e'en from my heart ii ii ii from my heart ii two. the strings do break i. the strings do break. XVIII. IF I behold your eyes your eyes ii ii ii ii ii If I behold your eyes, ii love is a paradise ii a paradise, love ii but if I view my heart my heart ii ii my heart I view my heart, ii view my heart 'tis an infernal smart ii ii, infernal smart. ii ii ii ii ii infernal smart. Here endeth the songs of five parts. XIX. SInce your sweet cherry lips I kissed cherry lips I kissed ' cherry lips I kissed ii ii i since your sweet cherry lips I kissed, no want off ii no.ii. I once have missed. My stomach now no meat requires, My throat no drink at all desires, for by your breath which then I gained ii, two. which then I gained, two. chameleon like my life maintained, my life maintained, maintained ii ii maintained. XX. THen grant me dear chose cherries still, those cherries still, O let me feed on them my fill my fill on them my fill O let me feed O ii on them my fill, O ii O ii If by a surfeit death I get, upon my tomb let this be set, ii ii ii Here lieth he whom cherries two, made both to live and life forego, and life forego, Here. ii cherries two made both to live and life forego, ii and life forego made both to live and life forego. XXI. STay wand'ring thoughts ii ii O wheth●● do you fly whether do you fly Ah ii leave o 〈…〉 your mourning, rest is returning joy is at hand ii ii ii and heavy heavy sorrows passed down down down fall your fears ii downfall your fears hope highy rears ii ii ii▪ hope highly rears ii Ah then rejoice rejoice ii and never cease to sing to sing, and never cease ii to sing and ii ii ii ii cease to sing, XXII. YOur presence breeds my an-guish, your absence makes me languish ii makes me languish ii ii your sight with woe doth fill me ii with woe doth fill me, fill me your ii fill me with woe doth fill me and want of your sweet sight alas doth kill me ii, alas and ii alas doth kill me, doth kill me. XXIII. IF those dear eyes that burn me with mild aspect you turn me you turn me with mi●● ii ii ii you turn me, for life my weak heart pan teth, my weak heart panteth, my ii for ii for ii for life my weak heart panteth, If frowningly ii my spirit and life blood fainteth ii ii ii fainteth XXIIII. IF you speak kindly to me, ii to me ii speak kindly to me, ii alas, alas,, two. ii alas kind words undo me yet silence doth dislike me ii dislike me, yet ii ii yet silence doth dislike me, and one unkind ill word stark dead ii ii will strike me stark dead and one ii stark dead will strike me, will strike me. Here endeth the songs of six parts. XXV. ARe lovers full of fire, how comes it then ii ii my verses are so cold ii how comes it then my verses are so cold, and how, and how when I am nigh her ii and how when I am nigh her ii and how when I am nigh her ii and how, when I am nigh her, and fit occasion wills me to be bold to be bold, to be bold, wills me to be bold to be bold iii and fit occasion wills me to be bold ii ii wills me to be bold. XXVI. THe more I burn the more I do desire ii the less I dare require require I dare require, the ii require: ii I do require ii Alove this is thy wondrous art thy wondrous art to freeze the tongue and fire the heart to ii ii and fire the heart, to freeze the tongue and fire the heart. A Table of the songs contained in this Set. Songs for three voices. THine eyes so bright bereft my sight. I She only is the pride. TWO When I behold her eyes, me thinks I see. III But let her look in mine. The second part. IIII Love if a God thou art. V O I do love then kiss me. VI Songs for four voices. Sing merry birds your cheerful notes. VII I come sweet birds with swiftest flight. VIII Cock a doedell do. IX Shrill sounding bird call up the drowsy morn. X And when day's fled with slow pace. The second part. XI Here is an end of all these songs. XII Songs for five voices. Come doleful Owl the messenger of woe. XIII Sweet when thou singest I leave my careful nest. XIIII Thou tellest thy sorrows in a soft sweet note. The 2, part XV When to her lute Corinna singes. XVI And as her lute doth live or die. The second part. XVII If I behold your eyes, love is a paradise. XVIII Songs for six voices. Since your sweet cherry lips I kissed. XIX Then grant me dear those cherries still. The second part. XX Stay wandering thoughts whether do you fly. XXI Your presence breeds my anguish. XXII If those dear eyes that burn me. The second part. XXIII IF you speak kindly to me. The third part. XXIIII A song for 7▪ voices. Are lovers full of fire. XXV A song for 8. voices. The more I burn. The second part. XXVI BASS US THE FJRST SET OF Madrigals, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Parts, for Viols and Voices, or for Voices alone, or as you please. Composed by ROBERT JONES. Quae prosunt singula, multa iwant. LONDON Imprinted by john Windet 1607. I. THine eyes so bright bereft my sight ii ii thine eyes sobright bereft my sight ii bereft my si●●● when first I viewed, I viewed thy face, so now my light is turned to night, my light is turned to night: so now my light is turned, I stray from place to place then guide me of thy kindness, of thy kindness, than two. ii of thy kindness, of ii, ii ii ii of thy kindness ii so shall I bless blindness, so shall I bless my blindness. II. She only is the pride, is the pride ii ii ii the pride of nature's skill in none, in none, ii ii in none but her all grace's friendly meet in all save her may Cupid have his will, have his will by none by none but her ii ii Is fancy, fancy, fancy, fancy. Is fancy under feet, under feet, most strange of all, most strange, most strange of all, her praise is in her want, ii her heart that should be flesh, be flesh, ii that should be flesh ii Is adamant, Is adamant ii ii ii her heart that should be flesh, is ada- mant, is adamant. III. WHen I behold her eyes, her eyes,, two. ii me thinks I see where wanton wanton Cupid lies ii ii ii when I behold her eyes: two. her eye● , two. ii me thinks I see where wanton wanton Cupid lies ii ii where wanton wanton Cupid lie● but when I look, ii I look more near, 'tis but my shadow in her eyes ii so clear in her eyes, so clear, which with a wink ii she like a peevish elf takes great delight ii to rob me, rob me of myself. FOUR But let her look in mine ii and she shall seem ii to see ii shall seem to see a Nymph, to see a Nymph divine, But let her look in mine, ii and she shall seem ii, to see ii shall seem to see a Nymph, to see a Nymph divine, until she take, until she take she take more heed, until ii more heed, when she would swear that she were there, were there in- deed, two. were there indeed where ii that she were there indeed, where she may gaze ii may gaze her fill ii and never doubt that any wink ii should raze the image out, ii should raze the image out. V. Love, love, love, love, if a God ii ii thou art, then evermore thou must ii ii be merciful and just ii ii be merciful and just, be ii ii if thou be just ii ii O wherefore, O wherefore doth thy dart, ii ii wou●● me alone, wound me alone, alone, and not my Lady's heart. VI O I do love, I do love, I do love my (love) li my love than kiss me'then kiss me, ii ii and after I'll not miss thee ii with body's lovely meeting, lovely meeting, to dally dally dally dally dally, dally pretty sweeting, though I am somewhat aged, yet is not love assuaged, but with sweetardent clips I'll lay thee on the lips ii the lips I'll lay thee on the lips and make thee ever swear farewell, ii ii old bachelor. ii ii old bachelor. Here endeth the songs of three parts. VII. SIng merry merry birds your cheerful notes ii ii ii for Progne you have seen ii to come from summers Queen ii to ii O tune, O tune, O tune, your throats, O tune your throats, O tune your throats, ii O tune O tune your throats for getting all cold winter's harm: Now may we perch on branches green ii pearchon branches now, ii and singing sit, and ii ii and not be seen. VIII. I Come sweet birds. with swif- test flight ii I come sweet birds with swiftest flight, who never knew what was delight, what ii what was delight, still am I priest to take no rest▪ still must be flying ii: ii still must be flying which I ever must endeavour till my dying ii ii ii ii ii my dying. It was assigned me by hard lot and all you see ii I break it not and ii ii I break it not, I break it not. IX. Cock a doedell do ii co co cock co co co co Cock thus I begin thus I begin ii thus I begin. two. and loudly crow ii▪ when none doth sing ii when none doth sing when none doth sing. All cocks that are a bed ii ii look well your hen's yo● tread ii you tread for the morning grey ii for why: the morning grey calls up ii ii ii the cheerful day calls▪ two. ii the cheerful day, ii ii the cheerful day calls, two. the cheerful day. X. SHtill sounding bird ii call up the drowsy morn the drowsy morn call ii ii the drowsy morn, proclaim ii proclaim, proclaim ii ii black Morphos thrice to loath- some cell, whose beams unwholesome vapours doth expel, un. two. whose ii that I may mount ii up to the clearest sky and bear a part ii in heavenly harmony ii in heavenly harmony. XI. ANd when day's fled with slow pace, with slow pace, I'll returns ii & meet dark night ii attierd in sable weed, and dress myself in black and ii with him to mourn and ii with for from like cause the like f 〈…〉 ii the like effects proceed He morns ii because the sun doth shun hi● sight because ii I mourn I mourn cause darkness cuts of my delight. cuts of my delight. XII. HEre is an end ii an end i▪ i. of all the songs that are in number but four parts, but four parts ii parts, ii and he loves Music well we say, that sings all five that singes all five ii that singes all five before he starts before he starts ii he starts ii that singes all five before he starts. Here endeth the songs of four parts. XIII. COme doleful Owl the messenger of woe ii ii ii melancholies bird ii compa nion of despair ii ii sorrows best friend and mirth's professed foe, the chief discourser that delights, sad care, O come poor Owl, poor owl and tell thy woes to me which having heard I'll do the like ii ii ii for thee. XIIII. SWeet when thou singest I leave my careful nest ii I leave my careful nest, thou giust me war-ning ii warning, thou givest me warning, that my foes do sleep the chattering day birds ii the chattering chattering day birds ii ii can no counsel keep, no counsel keep ii they ii ii ii can no counsel keep. XV. THou tellest thy sorrows, two. in a soft sweet note thou tellest thy sorrows ii ii, ii in a soft sweet note but I proclaim them, two. them with the loudest throat, the loudest throat with ii ii throat would feignest speak but sorrow strikes us dumb, ii ii strikes us dumb ii but sorrow, sorrow strikes us dumb. XVI. WHen to her Lute Corinna singes, her voice revives the leaden strings revives the leaden strings ii And doth in highest notes appears appear in highest notes appear in ii ii appear, As any Challenged Echo ii challenged Echo as ii clear: And when she doth of mourning speak, of mourning speak, Even with her sighs ii the strings do break ii ii with her sighs the strings do break. ANd as her lute doth live &c. led by her passions ii so must I, ii so ii ii led for when of pleasure she doth sing, My thoughts enjoy ii enjoy ii ii ● a sudden spring, but if she do of sorrow speak, of sorrow speak e'en from my heart ii the strings do break two. ii the strings do break. XVIII. IF I behold your eyes ii ii ii behold your eyes, love is ● paradise ii ii love is a paradise ii I view my heart my heart ii ii I view my heart, ii ii ii 'tis an infernal smart ii ii 'tis an infernal smart. Here endeth the songs of five parts. XIX. SInce your sweet cherry lips I kissed ii ii No want of food I once have missed, my throat no drink at all desires ii for by your breath ii ii which then I gained, Chameleon like my life maintained my ii ii ii ii maintained. XX. THen grant me dear those cherries still. O let me feed on them my fill my fill O ii on them my fill O ii O ii O let me feed on them my fill, If by a surfeit death I get upon my tomb let this be set, let this be set ii upon my tomb let this beset, Here lieth he whom cherries two. ii made both to live and life forego. XXI. STay wand'ring thoughts O whether do you hast O ii ii leave of your mourning, leave ii joy is at hand joy is at hand two, and heavy sorrows sorrows passed down down downfall your fears down fall your fears ii hope highy rears ii hope highly rears ii ii highly rears, Ah then rejoice rejoice ii ii ii and never cease ii ii ii sing. XXII. YOur presence breeds my an-guish, your absence makes me languish ii languish languish your ii languish your sight with woe doth fill me ii doth fill me, your ii and want of your sweet sight ii, sweet sight alas alas. two. and want of your sweet sight alas doth kill me, XXIII. IF those dear eyes that burn me with mild aspect turn me iii ii you turn me turn me, for life my weak heart panteth ii ii for life my weak heart pan- teth. If frowningly my spirit life blood feigneth ii fainteth fainteth, my spirit and life blood fainteth fainteth. XXIIII. IF you speak kindly to me, if you speak kind- lie ii to me, ii alas, alas, ii ii ii kind words undo me yet silence doth dislike me, two, doth dislike me, and one unkind ill word ii ill word stark dead ii and one unkind ill word stark dead would strike me. Here endeth the songs of six parts. XXV. ARe lovers full of fire, full of fire, how comes it then ii ii ii two. my verses are so cold when I am nigh her nigh her ii ii ii and fit occasion wil● me to be bold. wills two, to be bold. ii ii wills ii ii to be bold ii ii wills me to be bold. THe more I burn the more I do desire ii the less I do require require ii ii ii require, I do require the less I do require require: Alone this is thy wondrous art this ii to freeze the tongue and fire the heart, to freeze the tongue and fire the heart, and fire the heart. THe more I burn, the more I do desire ii the less I dare require I dare require the less ii require the less I do require. Ah love this is thy wondrous art to freeze the tongue and fire the heart ii , two. fire the heart.